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Kim Reynolds, a Republican, has served as governor of Iowa since 2017.

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Kim Reynolds
stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad:

"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."

By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Kim Reynolds
stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference:

Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history."

By Sarah Watson • January 11, 2021
Kim Reynolds
stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference:

"If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers."

By Brooklyn Draisey • November 18, 2020
Kim Reynolds
stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference:

“Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”

By Lyle Muller • July 16, 2020
Kim Reynolds
stated on January 14, 2020 in the Condition of the State address:

Iowa has “the highest high-school graduation rate in the country.”

By Katie Ann McCarver • May 29, 2020

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